Twenty-Five Histories
Refers to the canonical collection of twenty-five Chinese historical works, consisting of the Twenty-Four Histories plus the New History of Yuan. Used in academic or historical contexts.
See also: 二十四史
The Twenty-Five Histories are a comprehensive collection of Chinese official histories.
The Twenty-Four Histories, the core set of Chinese official histories; 二十五史 adds the New History of Yuan.
From 二十五 (twenty-five) + 史 (history). The term refers to the expanded set of Chinese official histories.